Mark Marshall

He made his first competitive appearance in two years on 4 February, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Carl Baker in a 2–1 win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Mark Anthony Marshall (born 5 May 1987) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Carshalton Athletic.

Marshall's early career saw him come through the ranks at Isthmian League side Carshalton Athletic before he joined Conference Premier club Grays Athletic for the 2007–08 season after unsuccessful trials with Premier League club Reading and League One side Yeovil Town.

Marshall began his career with non-League sides Carshalton Athletic, Grays Athletic and Eastleigh, before winning a move into the English Football League with Swindon Town in August 2008.

He was loaned out to Eastleigh of the Conference South in January 2008, and joined the club permanently before the end of the month.

During the pre-season of 2008–09 he joined Swindon Town on trial, but was originally not offered a deal as Town continued their pursuit of winger Kevin Betsy.

A subsequent loan offer from Bournemouth was rejected.

However, Swindon's move for Betsy failed as the player joined League One rivals Southend United and Marshall finally joined Swindon in early August 2008 on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

His debut for the "Robins" came in a 2–0 defeat away to Cheltenham Town on 16 August.

He continued to make a number of cameo appearances from the substitute bench under manager Maurice Malpas, but his involvement with the first team ended at the same time as Malpas' departure in November 2008.

He was loaned out to Hereford United in September 2009, before he joined Barnet in July 2010.

New manager Danny Wilson accepted an offer from Bournemouth to take the winger on a one-month loan in January 2009, but Marshall rejected the move.

He later made a few substitute appearances as the season drew to a close.

Marshall's first season at Swindon saw him make 15 appearances in all competition, all but one as a substitute.

In September 2009, Marshall joined League Two side Hereford United on a one-month loan.

The loan was later extended into a second month after he impressed in his early appearances at Edgar Street.

He played a total of ten games for the "Bulls".

He failed to establish himself in the first-team back at Swindon, despite the departure of Anthony McNamee, new loan signing Frank Nouble was preferred.

He was released by Swindon in May 2010 after struggling for a first team place under manager Danny Wilson.

Marshall joined Barnet as one of manager Mark Stimson's 14 new signings in July 2010.

He played all 46 of the "Bees" League Two games of the 2010–11 campaign, contributing six league goals to help the club to stay one point above the relegation zone by the end of the season.

He was a first team regular for the club before he received a two-year ban from football after he was found to have the stimulant Methylhexanamine in his system following a routine drug test on Boxing Day 2011.

He remained a key player at Underhill for new manager Lawrie Sanchez during the first half of the 2011–12 season.

However, Marshall tested positive for the stimulant Methylhexanamine following a routine drug test on Boxing Day 2011 when Barnet lost 3–0 at Dagenham & Redbridge; he claimed "to have unwittingly taken a banned substance in a supplement".

The Football Association later confirmed Marshall would serve a two-year ban from all football activity, which started from the date of his provisional ban on 20 January 2012.

Marshall was released by Barnet following the expiry of his contract in May 2012.

In total he made 14 League One appearances during the 2013–14 season, but despite being popular with fans he was not offered a fresh contract in the summer by manager Steven Pressley.

He returned to the game with Coventry City in February 2014, and signed with Port Vale in July 2014.

Following the expiry of his ban, Marshall was signed by Coventry City on a short-term contract in February 2014 after impressing manager Steven Pressley on trial.

In July 2014, Marshall signed for League One side Port Vale on a one-year deal.

He scored his first goal for the "Valiants" on 30 August, in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield at Vale Park.

He scored his third goal for the club on 1 November, and also set up the winning goal in a 2–1 victory at Colchester United, and was named on that week's Football League Team of the Week.

He scored seven goals in 49 appearances in the 2014–15 campaign, and it was reported in The Sentinel that his "combination of skill, pace and work rate made him a favourite among supporters".

He was voted as the Away Travel Player of the Year by the club's supporters.

A year later he switched clubs to Bradford City, and went on to be named the club's Player of the Season for the 2016–17 campaign.

He joined Charlton Athletic in June 2017 and after two seasons with the club he moved on to Gillingham in July 2019.

He signed with Northampton Town in January 2020 and helped the club to win promotion out of League Two via the play-offs in 2020.

He signed with Crawley Town in September 2021 after being released following Northampton's relegation, and remained with Crawley until December 2022.

He joined Maidstone United in February 2023.

He then made a return to his first club Carshalton Athletic for the start of the 2023–24 season.